In addition to playing with Yak fiber this week. I tried another natural dyeing project as well. I picked some Queen Anne’s Lace and steeped it on low for 2 hours. I mordanted some superwash wool in alum and cream of tarter for 90 minutes. Then I dyed the wool. Here is what happened. […]
I’ve spend the last couple weeks working with natural dyes. As I was doing this I was also amassing some of the local produce for my seasonal canning. First to the dyeing project the beets and plums produced some interesting colors. I used the plum pulp for some delicious plum jam. I also made strawberry […]
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I was feeling inspired after last weeks success with natural dyes. So I decided to embark on a project after getting so many plums last week. As I processed them to freeze for jam later. I realized the skins had a lot of color. I simmered them for about 3o minutes till all the color […]
We got the alpacas sheared and wow what a difference! I forgot how tiny they really are. The amount of fiber was amazing. Romeo also had some dental work done. He looks so handsome now. In other news we went to the strawberry farm and did some picking for jam. I was also able […]
I finished off my mason jar dye with a dip in the water bath canner. It turned out great. After that success I decided to try something new. I did a little research and decided to try dyeing with some of the plants that grow on my property. So I went and collected some Black-eyed Susans. […]
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I decided to take a quick detour from the “Oh The Fiber ” series and try my hand at jar dyeing. I am using my Cushings Acid dyes and some superwash wool. First I wet down the fiber in water with a bit of dish detergent in it. While it was soaking(about 30 min) […]
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic bananas come from the two wild species Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana. The scientific names of […]
